The peace plan for Syria negotiated by UN envoy Kofi Annan is “on track”, despite widespread reports of ceasefire violations, his spokesman says.

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Peace plan for Syria ‘on track’

Kofi Annan’s six-point peace plan for Syria remains “on track,” his spokesman insisted Friday, despite skepticism from the U.S. and others about the cease-fire that has been largely ignored by President Bashar Assad’s forces.

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Annan Says Syria Peace Plan Is ‘on Track’

The UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, expects the government to implement his peace plan immediately, his spokesman says.

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Syria ‘must begin ceasefire now’

Syria’s government has agreed to accept the peace plan put forward by the United Nations and Arab League envoy, Kofi Annan, his spokesman has said.

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VIDEO: Syria government backs peace plan

Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner never had thyroid cancer despite being diagnosed with the disease last month, her spokesman said on Saturday.

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No Thyroid Cancer Found in President Kirchner of Argentina

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of Argentina has thyroid cancer and will undergo surgery on Jan. 4, her spokesman said Tuesday.

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President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of Argentina Diagnosed With Cancer

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The Rev. Billy Graham was admitted to a hospital Wednesday near his home in western North Carolina to be tested for pneumonia after suffering from congestion, a cough and a slight fever, his spokesman said. The 93-year-old evangelist was taken to Mission Hospital in Asheville, spokesman A. Larry Ross said. His personal physician, Dr. Lucian Rice, said he was in stable condition. Read full article > >

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Preacher Billy Graham hospitalized in NC for cough, fever; will be tested for pneumonia

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair visited Libya for talks with Col Muammar Gaddafi in 2008 and 2009, his spokesman confiirms.

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Blair twice met Gaddafi for talks

Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) — China’s status as the fastest- growing major economy and holder of the largest foreign-exchange reserves lured another bailout candidate as Italy struggles to avoid a collapse in investor confidence. Italian officials held talks in the past few weeks with Chinese counterparts about potential investments in the country, an Italian government official said yesterday, adding that bonds weren’t the focus. Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti met with Chinese officials in Rome earlier this month, his spokesman Filippo Pepe said by phone today. Read full article > >

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Italy calls on China as emergency lender as crisis deepens

Fugitive Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi offers to begin talks to transfer power to the rebels, his spokesman tells the media.

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Gaddafi ‘offers transition talks’

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is now aware of who was killed during the January shooting rampage in Tucson that left her seriously wounded, her spokesman said.

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Aide: Giffords Now Knows Who Died in Shooting

Google’s allegation that hackers based in China accessed hundreds of Gmail accounts, including some belonging to senior U.S. officials, drew angry denials from Chinese government officials on Thursday, with a foreign ministry spokesman calling the accusation “a fabrication out of thin air.” Asked repeatedly at a news conference about the hacking, the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the accusations against China are “unacceptable.” Vast quantities of e-mail content were accessed, according to two people with knowledge of the breach. They said the FBI was notified last week and that there was some debate within Google about whether to publicize the incident, because to do so could foreclose investigative options. Read full article > >

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China rejects Google allegation of massive hacking breach as ‘fabrication’

TRIPOLI, Libya — The Libyan government said Thursday that it would pull its army out of cities if rebels did the same, while a spokesman called President Obama “delusional” for saying in a speech that Moammar Gaddafi’s 41-year rule over Libya would soon come to an end. The government’s offer, which the spokesman described as going further than it had before, was made on the condition that NATO stop its attacks on Libyan military targets, and it remained unclear Thursday evening how viable the proposal was. Read full article > >

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Libya offers to pull army out of cities if rebels do the same

Officials in Guatemala have found 27 bodies, the majority of which were decapitated, at a farm in the northern region of Peten, Col. Rony Urizar, an army spokesman, said Sunday.

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27 found dead at Guatamalan farm

Syrian security forces kill 10 people and arrest 499 others in house-to-house raids in Deraa, an army spokesman says.

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Mass arrests in Syria protest hub